Some of the greatest European sports cars the world has ever seen ran in the Coppa delle Alpi last weekend, but a lowly Fiat beat them all. The 1937 Fiat 508 C of Alberto Aliverti and Sergio Carrara took top honors in this year’s Coppa delle Alpi, a midwinter’s dalliance over the sometimes-frozen Alps. While most rallyists put away their sports cars for the winter in vacuum-sealed chambers filled with inert gas, those who participate in the Coppa delle Alpi keep charging all year round. First run in 2021, the Coppa delle Alpi is put on by the same people who run the Mille Miglia. It has been a rally destination for true sports car enthusiasts with really good jackets ever since. Il Coppa started this year in the mountain town of Madulain, Switzerland, just outside St. Moritz. From there it criss-crossed passes in Italy and Suisse for three days, including a control stop in the Piazza Kuerc in Bormio, and the Foscagno and Eira passes in Italy. There was even a time trial on the frozen surface of the ice rink in Livigno in northernmost Italy.The first two days were run in sunshine, with almost spring-like weather. The third day saw what organizers called heavy snow. The total event included almost 400 miles of driving, 80 time trials, six average trials, 10 time controls, and seven passage controls. When all was said and finito, the little Fiat had beaten Ferraris, Porsches, Lancias, and all other comers with the fewest penalty points: 617.87. Scroll on down to see which cars they beat.Ferrari 275 GTBPorsche 911 E 2.2Jaguar E-TypeFord Escort RS 2000Porsche 911 Carrera CFiat 1100/103 TV SAlfa Romeo GT Junior Scuderia Sports ASDPorsche 911Lancia FulviaJaguar XK 120Alfa RomeoLancia Fulvia SportPorsche 911SC 3.0Lancia Aurelia B20 GTJaguar XK 120Fiat 508 C Balilla Pilote Francesco di PietraDatsun 240 ZAnybody here good at math?Porsche 911 2.2 TAlfa Romeo GT JuniorDriven by Ping Hsu and Daisy Chiu.Porsche 356 CAustin Healey 100Fiat 1100/103Porsche 911Porsche 911 E 2.2Lancia Fulvia Sport 1600Fiat 514 SGianmario Fontanella having a good time.Alfa Romeo Giulietta SDatsun 240 ZLancia Aurelia B20 GTLancia Fulvia 1300Datsun 240 ZAlfa Romeo Giulia 1600Jaguar E-TypeOn the tunnel trainSalmson 2300 SportSalmson was a French carmaker of the 1950s, and the 2300 represented its peak. Some Salmsons had coachwork by Henri Chapron.Jaguar XK 150 3.8 LAustin Healey 100/6Fiat 508 CPorsche 911 2.4 TLancia Fulvia 1300Ferrari 275 GTBAlfa Romeo GT JuniorPing Hsu
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